movie backdrop
The Storm Within

The Storm Within

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew
  • Recommendations

Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 1, 1948

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Drama

User Score

64%

Original Title

Les Parents terribles

Production Companies

Les Films Ariane

Director

Jean Cocteau

Description

Young Michel is in love with the attractive Madeleine, so he decides to tell his parents of his intention to marry her. He thinks his announcement is innocent enough; his engagement, however, threatens to reveal dark secrets lurking within his family's home. Yvonne, Michel's overbearing mother, concocts an elaborate scheme to drive Madeleine away, thus keeping uncomfortable household truths from being exposed.